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New Brunswick Hosts Fun at Work Conference

Educators and animators from across North America recently converged at the University of New Brunswick. The day long event focused on how digital games can engage, entertain and teach. Learning and Digital Entertainment conference hosts included LearnNB and the New Brunswick chapter of the Canadian Society for Training and Development. Keynote speaker Mark Prensky, founder and CEO of Games2train provided his insights into the merits of gaming as an educational strategy.

Reflections from CSTD's Executive Director

Lynn Johnston provides her personal perspective on the Canadian learning and performance landscape.
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Workplace skill improvement is a critical goal for most forward-thinking companies. I am certain that ASTD's initiative in applying and interpreting employee assessments, and planning appropriate learning and performance interventions will prove to be a valuable resource for corporate trainers.

Organizational change is a given in today's work world. Downsizing, mergers and acquisitions, technology upgrades, and process modifications are part and parcel of this change. What sometimes gets overlooked is the human side of managing change. This week's news feed offers some solid strategies for keeping the employee focus on inevitable change.